The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-07-31
A LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN Francisco, July 9th, 1887.

| DAN rkANClSCc, July Zftn, 1851.
That the young ladies of the Pacific
Coast do not propose to allow even
their sisters in cultured" Boston to
excel them in the art OF making their
meetings for festive purposes occas-
ions, also, for intelligent social inter
course, and interchsnging of ideas, is
shown by the fact that there is, at
this moment, IN session in San Fran
cisco an organization known as "The
Native Daughters of the Golden
West" The present convention is
the meeting OF the "Grand Parlor,"
and it is attended by delegates from
each OF the seventeen other parlors
that have been duly chartered in the
extreme west. The association was
inaugurated in October of last year
by Miss Lily Reicbling, and il has
now upwards of 1,5O0 members. The
greater part of each days session has
been devoted to address, and intellec-
tual discussion, but the evil of sall
work and no play" has been amply
recognized, and the evenings have
been largely given up to receptions,
parties, and other enjoyments dear to
the heart of every young woman
whose father delights to empty his
plethoric purse into her hands when.
ever she sews a button upon his
shirt. The delegates are all provided
with homes in private houses, and
on Thursday, at the close of their
labors, they will attend a grand ball.
The fire which laid in ashes the es-
tablishment OF Palmer & Rey on
Sunday afternoon was caused by the
overflow of a great tank of boiling
syrup in a mandatory in the rear of
the building. The man in charge of
the bubbling mass left the room for
a few minutes, and the superheated
contents OF the great kettle poured
into the furnace, caught fire, and
carried the flames over the floor.
The damage done Is said to exceed
$4,000, all told: but the trouble and
expense that will fall this week upon
several scores OF country newspapers
that Rey & Palmer supplied with the
useful and innocent "patent outside
sheets" cannot he estimated by dol
lars and cents.
A convention of dentists, at which
the tooth drawing talent from all
parts Of the states lying upon the Pa
cific coast was represented, was In
session here for nearly a week, and
has just closed its labors, and carried
away on its minutes a record OF the
heroic conduct of DIR. Hayes who al
lowed one of the attendants to carve
a large hole in his jaw bone, in the
presence OF many scientific men, and
interested visitors, and screw a sound
tooth into the cavity, refusing to take
anything to deaden the pain, III order
that he might afterwards be able to
describe his sensations. He said the
lancing of the gums gave him the
most annoyance; but it was all, he
admitted, excessively disagreeable.
A young lady whose lips were red
and ripe, her teeth white and firm,
and her breath fragrant with Sozo-
don't, remarked, somewhat contempt
uously, after witnessing the opera
ton, that il the dentist had taken the
same care of his teeth that she had
bestowed upon hers he would not
have been called upon In the cause OF
science.
A singular and decidedly praise
worthy practice is becoming quite
popular in the fish markets of San
Francisco. Many of the stalls have
fish, large and small, that have been
skinned, boned and cleaned, and are
warranted not to choke or in any
way inconvenience persons eating
them. The bones, even of the most
bristling Of fishes, are removed with
wonderful skill before the eyes OF the
purchaser, and shad or herring, is
made as innoxious to the palate as a
veal sweet-bread, or course such
luxury costs little more per pound
than the fish of thick hide and many
bones; but with an assurance Of SAFE
ty to The windpipe, who considers the
expense?
AsroRIAN.